LivestockHow to Make Egg Bhuna with Milk
Using a little milk instead of water in the gravy gives the familiar spicy egg bhuna a new flavour and a thicker, smoother sauce.
LivestockUsing a little milk instead of water in the gravy gives the familiar spicy egg bhuna a new flavour and a thicker, smoother sauce.
FruitsGuava is mostly eaten ripe or as jam and jelly, but it can also be cooked into a spiced sweet-and-sour curry.
VegetablesA slight dark mark on an onion's dry skin may be harmless, but if black powder or mould remains after peeling, the onion is safer thrown away.
CookingSemolina and fresh orange juice make small laddus shaped like oranges, a different sweet for guests or family.
FisheriesHilsa jali kebab, made from deboned hilsa and potato dipped in egg and fried, is an easy new way to serve Bengal's favourite fish.
LivestockA thin curry of young desi chicken and green papaya is a light, nourishing dish that is easy to digest after fever or stomach trouble.
VegetablesCooking rui with a nut and mustard paste and fresh lemon leaves gives the familiar fish a new, fragrant taste with little fuss.
CropsKochur mukhi dal, a traditional village dish of lentils cooked with taro corms, needs few ingredients and makes a tasty change served with hot rice.
VegetablesA spicy shrimp pickle, made at home with a handful of ingredients, makes a different accompaniment to rice or khichuri.
CookingAn ordinary hand fan can be used to print patterns on dough and make pakha pitha, a fried, syrup-soaked patterned pitha.
FisheriesA tasty mash of yardlong beans and shrimp, cooked down in mustard oil, can make a plate of hot rice complete on its own.
CropsAdding a cashew paste to egg bhuna gives the familiar dish a richer, more festive flavour.
LivestockEgg halwa, made with eggs, milk, sugar and ghee, is a quick home dessert with a different taste from the usual halwa.